"So, how are you and Ron?" he asked. "He's fine, I guess. We broke up last week. That's why I'm here," she replied. "Oh?" He motioned for her to get up on the exam table. Amanda knew this was going to be the embarrassing part. Explaining to her friend's husband that she needed the full exam with all the tests because she couldn't keep her boyfriend happy...
The whip laid into Valerie's back with a vengeance. Blood flipped off the end of the whip to create a splatter pattern on he wall behind the creature wielding the instrument of torture. More blood streamed down the nearly dead woman's back from the open wounds on her back; more appearing each time the savage whip laid into her with a loud crack. "Say it!" t...
"Thruello Three," Audra said confidently. "You're certain, Audra?" Ember, the tigress captain of the Shield Maiden asked her archeologist, purple skunk. "The data doesn't lie, Captain," she replied. "Piper, can the engines take 115%?" Ember asked over the ship's intercom. "She can, Captain, but not for long. Twelve hours, tops," their mechanic and chief...
'Tyson, an Alsatian who was once the family's pride, now neglected, roaming where he can to scavenge enough food to survive. The rage burning inside him as he sits quietly in the shadows, hearing the human's muffled screams as the other moves behind her. Sniffing the air, he smells the fear. Something deep inside him senses danger, but with the 'disease' tak...
Prometheus stood up. Athena burst through the door. "Doctor! It's Aithousa! ..." Prometheus got up and walked quickly to the lab, followed by Dana and Lance. When they got to the lab, Dana ran out in front of Prometheus and Lance. Aithousa lay on the lab floor, not moving except for her clearly labored breathing. A yellowish fluid was coming out of one of...
Everyone in the room seemed to freeze for a moment -- other than Mathew and the man who had come in with him. Laurie's mind flashed back to her father's illness from the year before, and she shot a quick startled look at her sister, and her aunt, to see if their thoughts mirrored hers. Her Aunt Trudy gave her a quick warning shake of her head, almost imper...
This is the story of how I discovered my wife knew one of my professional football idols when she was in college. My wife and I are doctors. We are both surgeons. Before medical school my wife attended a very well-known Division 1 college in the south. While she was attending college, she worked as an athletic trainer for the football team. As a trainer, she...
On this Sunday, Pearl was in a pissy mood, but she knew better than to show it. Whenever she spoke, and that wasn't often, she kept a docile tone. Instead of working with her favorite group, the mostly Lumbee women, the current manager, Greg, had told her to work with the older couple of women. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, but these women were tell...
This is my first foray into this genre, so particularly interested in feedback as to whether it works for you. Votes and comments as welcome as always, positive and negative. ***** She was prettier than most of the previous interviewees. Younger too. Just turned twenty, according to the notes. Short hair, cut in an attractive bob. A black mini skirt that s...
There is no sex in this story, sorry. My name is John Turlock. I am an oilman. Actually, I am THE OILMAN. I work oil refineries, pipelines, tankers, oil and gas wells, and my favorites, platforms. I am the best in the business. I am in demand and I am proud of my work. I have a master's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A & M. Because of my knowled...